chronically online for Dems | previously: @RepJayapal, @BrianSchatz, @SenSchumer, @LafCol | 2011 Elmsford Little League Runner-up | Oxford comma defender

Washington, D.C.
Joined October 2021
Comms is just yelling synonyms to each other for 20 minutes until someone says "uuhhh yeah I guess that one works"
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Sam Jeske retweeted
The ADL refusing to name Trump here speaks for itself. Just a deeply unserious organization that has drifted far away from its stated mission, and one that has lost all credibility.
The term “Shylock” is rooted in a longstanding antisemitic stereotype. Regardless of intent, its use can reinforce harmful tropes about Jews and normalize language that has long been used to target the Jewish community.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Trump used “Shylock” at a Kansas rally Oct. 19 defending Sen. Marshall. ADL’s post omits naming him, unlike its 2025 statement. forbes.com/sites/siladity… x.com/Acyn/status/21… x.com/ADL/status/194…
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Sam Jeske retweeted
Polymarket is taking bets on whether the seven Cornell students accused of raping a student will receive a felony sex crime charge. Among the athletes endorsing Polymarket: LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Sue Bird, Reggie Bush and Richard Sherman.
Polymarket and its athlete endorsers are under fire for a market on whether any of the seven male defendants accused of raping a Cornell student will get a felony sex crime charge. There was $451K in volume, with traders placing a 28% chance on the market resolving to “yes."

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I know we’re all pretty much used to it by now but man this shit really sucks and bums me out
Trump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."
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Sam Jeske retweeted
If a US politician made fun of Jewish people like this it would be the end of their careers. But Islamophobia is totally fine and normalized.
Trump: "You have Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed. Everybody is basically. If you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say 'Mohammed.' You have about a 65% chance."
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After voting against funding Netanyahu’s war crimes, I pledged to return all donations from AIPAC (and any organization invested in supporting his government) and to refund any donors who requested it. I have honored that pledge and returned $247,574.85. I will work with anyone who is dedicated to ensuring the safety of the Jewish and Palestinian people in the region and to fulfilling both Israel's right to exist as a democratic Jewish state and true self-determination for the Palestinian people.
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Rice guys finish blast.
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It’s okay Jack, I was there too. Go Terps! 🐢
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Netanyahu is raining bombs on innocents and yet yelling from the podium at the UN like he’s a poor vulnerable civil society activist speaking truth to power. Can’t believe that team Biden gave unflinching support to this cynical, noxious, corrupt man.
Netanyahu says Mamdani has "Hamas buddies" who wanted to kill all Jews in his remarks at the UN. "Shame on you for distorting the facts, for inverting victim & aggressor... Mr. Mamdani, you try to stop me from coming here, you try to silence me. Well, you can't silence me."
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OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Sam Jeske retweeted
one free piece of comms advice is to never, ever make an ad with the words "STANDS WITH CHILD PREDATORS" next to your face
James Talarico has no business representing Texas in the Senate.
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Sam Jeske retweeted
Hell no. We will win the midterms by going hard AGAINST the AI billionaires. Not by sucking up to them.
NEW — Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI - out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of $$$ against them ahead of Nov And, AI groups have plans to spend even more w/ @lisakashinsky @JasonBeeferman politi.co/4rkfCQ7 via @politico
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THIS IS A GOOD THING! WELCOME THE SPENDING! IT DOESN’T WORK PEOPLE HATE THEM
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Sam Jeske retweeted
it was touched on in the article, but it cannot be stated enough what a net negative the barstool media empire is to society
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a sprawling network of anonymous college-sports accounts that can look, at first glance, like ordinary shitposting. Then I started looking closer. And what I found was a highly coordinated network of hundreds of anon accounts, dedicated to doxxing girls and ruining their lives. My investigation for @WIRED — including some of the men allegedly behind some of these accounts — is out now. wired.com/story/burnerverse-…
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Sam Jeske retweeted
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a sprawling network of anonymous college-sports accounts that can look, at first glance, like ordinary shitposting. Then I started looking closer. And what I found was a highly coordinated network of hundreds of anon accounts, dedicated to doxxing girls and ruining their lives. My investigation for @WIRED — including some of the men allegedly behind some of these accounts — is out now. wired.com/story/burnerverse-…
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Sam Jeske retweeted
almost all of these venues are currently hosting chris brown. a few are hosting kanye. give me a fucking break
Promoters have pulled Macklemore from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he called for a “Free Palestine” on stage: “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup” (rollingstone.com/music/music…)
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The guy who released a song called “Heil Hitler” *last year* has a concert scheduled at one of these stadiums in November
The venues reported by Rolling Stone that didn’t allow concerts to proceed with Macklemore on the lineup. Lincoln Financial Field/Philadelphia Gillette Stadium/Foxborough, Massachusetts Mercedes-Benz Stadium/Atlanta Lucas Oil Stadium/Indianapolis Bank of America Stadium/Charlotte AT&T Stadium/Arlington, Texas Raymond James Stadium/ Tampa
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Sam Jeske retweeted
Kanye West did a song titled Heil Hitler and is currently doing a concert tour, which has included multiple dates at Raymond James stadium in Tampa that has banned Macklemore for saying end the genocide & free Palestine fucking absurd
Promoters have pulled Macklemore from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he called for a “Free Palestine” on stage: “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup” (rollingstone.com/music/music…)
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Listen to the “journalists” in the background “Yes sir, we loved the music, Mr. President. Did you pick the music yourself, Mr. President?” Lmao
A fun moment on Air Force One tonight somewhere over the Atlantic. Two officials came back to the press cabin relaying message from the president — did we want to listen to his playlist while he worked? We obliged. And here’s some of what we got; Jolene — Dolly Parton The Undertaker’s WWE entrance music Teenage Wasteland— The WHO Dorma — Pavarotti Fernando — ABBA POTUS later came back to see what we thought. A gaggle followed.
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Sam Jeske retweeted
It’s so weird that every single tennis fan I know cares deeply about this and every single member of tennis media pretends like it’s not a thing.
As we await another Slam final in which Alexander Zverev is the favorite to win, I’m thinking about the collective blind eye the tennis world continues to turn to the domestic violence allegations against him. A few months ago, I wrote about how those allegations have—and, perhaps more notably, haven’t—affected his sponsorships. 🔗 ⬇️
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